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July 28, 2020 by adwhitt

Azura Awarded NEFSC Protected Species Branch Contract

Under NOAA’s ProTech Fisheries IDIQ contract, Azura was recently contracted by NOAA Fisheries to provide research services in support of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Protected Species Branch (PSB) with offices in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and in Orono, Maine. This Branch conducts research on the distribution, ecological relationships, and […]

Filed Under: Category #4 Tagged With: acoustics, aerial surveys, Marine Mammal Protection Act, marine mammals, passive acoustic monitoring, salmon, satellite tagging, sea turtles, shipboard surveys, strandings

April 27, 2020 by adwhitt

Winter Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

During the WHICEAS 2020 survey, the scientific crew of the NOAA R/V Oscar Elton Sette conducted a line-transect survey for cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and seabirds offshore of the main Hawaiian Islands. This winter season survey was conducted from mid-January through mid-March and included simultaneous visual observations and passive acoustic monitoring to record vocalizing cetaceans […]

Filed Under: Category #4 Tagged With: abundance, density, distribution, line transect survey, Marine Mammal Protection Act, marine mammals, noaa fisheries, PAM, passive acoustic monitoring, photo-identification, sea turtles, seabird, shipboard surveys

October 15, 2019 by adwhitt

Recent Occurrence of Marine Mammals off Angola & First Report of Right Whales Since Whaling Era

Azura scientists will be presenting a poster at the World Marine Mammal Conference during 9-12 December 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Marine megafauna occurrence was recorded in deep offshore waters during an Environmental Baseline Study. The goal of this study was to characterize the habitat and biodiversity of an area of oil and gas exploration 400 […]

Filed Under: Category #4 Tagged With: Africa, dolphins, education, humpback whale, marine mammals, PAM, passive acoustic monitoring, right whale, shipboard surveys, whales

April 12, 2019 by adwhitt

Marine Mammal Surveys Completed off French Guiana

Since December 2018, Azura has been working with the Cohabys – Adera team for Créocéan to conduct marine mammal surveys off French Guiana prior to and during oil and gas drilling operations. Two types of surveys were conducted. The large-scale survey aimed to collect data on the presence and distribution of marine mammals, as well […]

Filed Under: Category #4 Tagged With: boat surveys, marine mammals, monitoring, oil and gas, PAM, passive acoustic monitoring, sea turtles, seabird, shipboard surveys

December 20, 2018 by adwhitt

Marine Mammal Surveys off French Guiana

Azura recently joined the Cohabys – Adera team for Créocéan to conduct marine mammal surveys off French Guiana prior to and during oil and gas drilling operations. Two types of surveys are being conducted. The large-scale survey aims to collect data on the presence and distribution of marine mammals, as well as sea turtles and […]

Filed Under: Category #4 Tagged With: acoustics, anthropogenic impacts, boat surveys, Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, marine mammals, oil and gas, passive acoustic monitoring, sea turtles, seabird

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Azura Consulting LLC is a woman-owned small business offering ‘big city’ resources with ‘small town’ customer service. Our primary consulting services are focused on natural resources, professional writing and editing, and educational outreach and communication.

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